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Growth in the Background: Changing Cattle Industry Structure Increases Role for Grow Yards
Growth in the Background: Changing Cattle Industry Structure Increases Role for Grow Yards
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jan 30, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, Don Close discusses a structural change in the beef cattle industry. Over the last few years, grow yards have become an increasingly important step in beef production. They have gone from being mainly used as residual housing to having a permanent role in the development of feeding cattle. The emergence of grow yards may seem to mark a subtle change in the cattle supply chain, but it will ultimately impact operations in all sectors of the industry in the medium and long term.
Released:
Jan 30, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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